Weimar Republic (1918-1929 Flashcards
In World War One, approximately how many German soldiers were killed?
2,000,000
The debt after World War One ended was raised to how many marks?
from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks
The debt after World War One ended was raised to how many marks?
from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks
When was the armistice signed?
November 11th 1918
When was the German Republic declared?
November 9th 1918
Who was the head of the German Government?
the chancellor
Name one strength of the Weimar Constitution?
Small Parties had a fair share of seats, women could vote as well as men, the voting age was reduced to 21 and much more
Name a weakness of the Weimar Constitution?
A lack of a strong government led to a crisis causing the president passing laws, it wasn’t the choice of the people and a few more
Name some of the terms agreed in the treaty of Versailles?
army limited to 100,000, navy limited to six battleships six cruisers and twelve destroyers, no air force was allowed and no military allowed in the Rhineland
what was the people who signed the treaty of Versailles called?
the ‘November Criminals’
what were the extremists from the left wing called?
the spartacists
what were the extremist right wing group called?
the Freikorps
what year did the spartacists take over a government newspaper?
January, 1919
how many men did the Freikorps have in March 1919?
approximately 250,000
which years did the government print more money in attempt to pay the reparations from the first world war?
1914 to 1923
Were there any changes for women at work?
Yes, most women gave up work when they married, there was a drop of women working in 1918 to 1925 75% to 36%, few women could get higher higher status jobs, increase in part time work, some professions offered new opportunities to women.
What year did Hitler join the DAP?
1919
When did Hitler fully take over the DAP?
1921
What did Hitler rename the DAP to?
NSDAP or Nazi party or National Socialist German Workers Party
who wrote the 25 point programme with Hitler
Drexler
What was the Munich Putsch?
Hitler attempting to throw over the Weimar Government in Bavaria.
Who led the Munich Putsch?
Hitler
Name a long term cause of the Munich Putsch.
Stab in the back, reparations, loss of German colonies, resentment of Weimar Government particularly by Bavarian government
what happened to Hitler after the Putsch?
He was arrested and he was shot.
who was in control of the SA?
Ernst Röhm
what happened in 1929 to cause the great depression in Germany?
Wall Street crash.
Name a long term consequence of the Munich Putsch.
Hitler used his trial to publicise his views, he wrote Mien Kampf, made Hitler rethink his tactics to political rather than violence.
What helped Germany recover in 1924?
The Dawes and Young plan
name a term of the Dawes plan
installments were temporarily reduced to £50 million a year, US banks agree to make loans to German industry.
